1960 Salvadoran legislative election

1960 Salvadoran legislative election

24 April 1960

All 54 seats in the Legislative Assembly 28 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– PRUD José Lemus 87.73 54 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 24 April 1960. The result was a victory for the Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification, which won all 54 seats after the Central Electoral Council had disqualified the candidates of the Renovating Action Party in seven of fourteen constituencies.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification	368,545	87.73	54	0
	Renovating Action Party	51,557	12.27	0	New
Total		420,102	100.00	54	0
Source: Nohlen

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